St. Landry democrat., 1887-11-12

yet she was rayished from me, from her
mother, from her promised husband.
Why was | condemned to outlaWrv :?
Because the man who did this wrong had
the power to do so, and he was afraid of
me. @sk nothing now but an honorable
death, for, God knows, life has no charms
for me-"
For answer to this were louder noise
upon the drums, low murmurs among
the men around the guard, and sobs and
cries among the women, who were for
the most part in mourning garb, and the
eXecutlOncrs pressed about him to drag
him toward the guilliOtine Tor karman-
yoIa.) He saw that his prayer was to
remain unanswered and braced himself
! to bear himself as became man of COur
age, and he also watched his chance to
defend himself
The guard of soldiers pressed closer,
! and stood with bayOnets pointed at him
: in perfect circle. The three execution
! ers tried to seize him, but quick as
thought he bent and caught one of them
by the throat with his strong, white
, teeth, and when they tore him loose the
man fell fainting and with Jets of blood
pouring from the horrible wound
The remaining two then attacked him,
but he seized one by the left shoulder in
those terrible white teeth and crushed
the bone as if it had been pipestem, but
they managed to throw Aggregates to the
ground upon his face, where he could
not turn on account of the way he was
tied. Then they had to pause while they
sent messenger for an order to permit
them to use arms to subiugate him, for
according to the law no one but the ex-
ecutloners must touch him, and in case
he. could OyerpOWer them he would be
left to 60 free, and now two were practi-
cally out Of the combat. Some of the
people pressed close, but the soldiers
turned their bayOnets and made them re-
tire, while the lahored breathing of the
bound giant could be heard plainly as he
tried to turn upon his back.
After what seemed an age the permit
came, and them armed with a long knife,
the unWounded eXecutiOner and the one
whose left shoulder was so torn tried to
drag him to the scatfoId, but with his
bound feet and those terrible teeth he
still fought, until the cyecutioner began
to use the knife. and AgriOgatOs begged
to be turned over on his face that he
might not die Of wounds in his back.
Eleven times that knife was plunged to
the hlIt in the powerful shoulders, cutting
Oft locks of the long golden hair each
time. Women screamed and tainted,
men grOaned and clenched their hands
until the blood came, and the soldiers
grew sick with horror.
Then, with one superhuman effort, the
young man turned upon his back and
received the three last blows in his broad
chest, and as the life blood spurted forth
he smiled and died
1t was but the lifeless body of the
wildcat that they dragged to the guilo-
tine and beheaded according to law.
" omen and men crowded about, and
those who could obtain but thread of
that long golden hair felt that they had
a treasure, but the high official at Naupli
felt that he had done noble work in
Kidding the country Of this lawless man.
This story was related to me by one
Of the students from the academy at
Naupli who witnessed this execution,
and who now lives in this country. 1t
S substantially true.